Midnight Pumpkin Forum [Archive]

FESTER2004

03-12-2005, 11:36 PM

hello , does anybody still have a midnight pumpkin? i have a new one i got from tower hobbies n they stopped making it! just finished puttn it together(actaully a friend of mine did most of the work). its all stock exept i jb welded the tires to the rims to gain extra traction.i have yet to take it in the street, i only ran it in my living room n on a gym floor. i wona set of new boca bearinfs for it from ebay n i am waiting on that to coem int he mail. i want to add a esc n a 17 x 2 motor,. does anybody know any good mods for it? i know it ant a race truck but y not? i also got a rtr super hornet off ebay n that thing is cool. my future buys are a stadium blitzer n a extreme blackfoot,also want a t maxx too!so if anybody knows any good mods for the pumpkin let me know n lets lets start the ball rolling on this forum ok.

jocktheglide165

04-12-2005, 03:12 AM

i have one NIB havent had time to put it together.

minijosh

05-19-2005, 07:12 PM

I have a NIB also. I'm not going to build it ever.

jocktheglide165

05-29-2005, 04:36 AM

I think I might build my body I just like painting them for some reason....

munim

06-12-2005, 08:45 AM

Got one here as well. I got it for my birthday when I was 8 years old. Damn fun truck man. I got a lot of parts for it last year to restore the body and the suspension but I never got around to it. I'm putting off R/C until I have time to do things properly.

ufdog

06-13-2005, 07:46 AM

Here's a pumpkin I've been worrking on. It has Maxx shocks, 2.2 wheels, and proline masher tires....
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/9843/monsterpumpkin.jpg

hemiclod

06-16-2005, 08:52 PM

here is my pumpkin i have this one since they first came out in i think it was 1986.

Hazy75

06-25-2005, 12:57 PM

Well i had one but is a 1987 NIB.Really temping to build it. :p

Saito

10-25-2005, 09:13 PM

xhardwarex

11-07-2005, 12:27 PM

I find it amazing that the Pumpkin stuck around for so long. It and its brother, the Lunch Box, were both neat popular trucks back in the day. Great fun. Somehow the Pumpkin got the nod while the Lunch Box went away. When I started to look into RC again in '03 I was shocked to see the Midnight Pumpkin and Clod Buster still for sale. Two of the "old guard" trucks that never went away.

I agree, I just bought a new Lunchbox on Friday. I just found out last week that they re-released it and I was very excited about that. I wanted this back in 90 and I couldn't afford it being 13 years old. I have it half way assembled and plan on finishing it tonight after work. Taimiya had some great cars in it's days. I really hope for a Monster Beetle Re-Release.

Saito

11-07-2005, 06:12 PM

I know what you mean. When I was little, I wanted a Wild Willy in the worst way (still do). By time I was old enough to start saving/earning that kind of money it was discontinued. The Monster Beetle was my current favorite at the time, but was too pricey. I walked out of the hobby shop with my second favorite, the Lunch Box, and was still happy as can be.

Seb76

12-27-2005, 06:07 PM

:confused: Midnight pumpkin, it's like lunch box?

xhardwarex

12-27-2005, 08:08 PM

:confused: Midnight pumpkin, it's like lunch box?

They are the same vehicle except for a different body and body mounts.

Seb76

12-29-2005, 12:51 PM

Thanks ;)

AndyB

01-02-2006, 05:48 PM

Here's mine, still lots to do but she's getting there :D
http://www.pbase.com/sarrana/image/54311798.jpg

FORDLUV

01-11-2006, 12:30 AM

I Have A Pumpkin Its 22 Years Old

FORDLUV

01-11-2006, 12:33 AM

And I Just Bought A Lunchbox

kawasakirider

01-11-2006, 05:20 AM

in the thread pics of your trucks a kid has one and someone on here uploaded the pic for him

FORDLUV

01-11-2006, 06:33 PM

what?????

AndyB

01-11-2006, 06:45 PM

in the thread pics of your trucks a kid has one and someone on here uploaded the pic for him

I don't follow, what do you mean?

kawasakirider

01-11-2006, 09:29 PM

ok sorry um on this forum there is a thread called " pics of your trucks " and all the people were uploading pictures of there monster trucks and one kid had one and he couldn't upload the pics so someone on here did it for him

xhardwarex

01-12-2006, 07:30 AM

Did everyone know they are re-releasing the Midnight Pumpkin?

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58365

kurrz

02-13-2006, 09:08 PM

That truck looks sweet. The LE that is. Any word on release date?

FORDLUV

02-13-2006, 10:05 PM

I Heard It Is Mid April

mook

02-24-2006, 10:11 AM

andyb, what are those wheels and tyres and where to get, and perhaps a silly question do they fit the box/pumpkin without mods?

wyattburp

02-28-2006, 11:38 PM

Can anyone tell me the color code (TS- ) for the standard color on a Pumpkin body? I don't have a manual...

wyattburp

03-03-2006, 07:08 AM

For anyone else looking for this information, the color code is TS-14.

Hmm..I know someone else here knew this...

BFassassin

03-10-2006, 07:27 AM

what type of batteries do tou run in your pumpkin. i have one from years ago but its not working any more (i think its the battery so i want to get a new one)

wyattburp

03-14-2006, 02:35 PM

Any battery pack would work. I have some 3300's I don't use in my T4 anymore that are dedicated to my lunchbox... I've thought about picking up some old epic sport 3000's for cheap, since they would work just as good and are really cheap..

BFassassin

03-14-2006, 03:17 PM

i ordered a 2100 one a couple of days ago(for £16stg) and it will hopefully be here before the end of the week. its not very powerfull but it will do for now i can always get another one

tevan52700

08-05-2006, 02:54 PM

i need front shocks my original plastic ones snapped
any place offer metal pumpkin shocks??? steven

zueslilbuddy

08-07-2006, 12:46 PM

This i got on e-bay like a month ago. I got a guy to trade with me. hated to trade off my vintage kyosho ultima but wanted a pumpkin. will post pics soon. waiting for my 18 tooth pinion so i can put my venom 13x2 on it. came with 19 tooth that wasnt rite(stressing gears).Also put replaced msc with electronic speed controll,added full bearings and it came with a set of small tires on nasty rims so i added these nice rims i had kicking around(were on the ultima lol) and a set of ultra grip tires i had. broke gear box like first time i jumped it so its new (was cracked when i got it) ant the shocks on the rear came from a traxxas i had and relocated top mounts back for better shock absorbtion looking for a set for the front now. also a larger steering servosaver to get more steering out of it. has lexan body on it for now (thrasher body) gonna get new hard body for it for show.

zueslilbuddy

08-07-2006, 12:51 PM

Sorry if posting too many threads dont have img hosting site

zueslilbuddy

08-07-2006, 12:56 PM

Was kinda stupid but i wanted a pumpkin had one years ago. they are just too much fun. this was my vintage aluminum chassis Kyosho Ultima ***SIGH*** all hopped up and would do 35mph.

zueslilbuddy

08-07-2006, 01:09 PM

In her former glory dont know what guy is doing with it havnt see it up for sale yet lol i've been watching lol

giardinop

09-20-2006, 07:35 PM

I just got a complete Pumpkin body set on eBay. How much do you have to change to fit it to a Lunch Box chassis? I want to switch back and forth and I hope I don'd have to unscrew 100 things to do it. Any insight would be great. I've been lookin at photos but can't really tell.

zueslilbuddy

09-20-2006, 08:16 PM

just the body mounts would have to be changed 4 screws.
lol thought this thread was dead lmao:D

HYBR1D

09-28-2006, 03:23 PM

Hi there im building a pumpkin, but i would like to upgrade the shocks with alloy ones. Can anyone recomend a set that are proven to work well.

Thanks in advance :D

zueslilbuddy

09-30-2006, 11:53 AM

i never had high end shocks on my pumpkin i did run oil shocks but were not the aluminum ones but if you want quicker responces you'd be better off asking questions in the tamiya lunchbox forum its a much more active forum than this one and its the same chassis. dont worry they wont get mad cause you have a pumpkin not a lunchbox. and there is pics of the front end mod i did to mine

FESTER2004

01-05-2007, 11:35 PM

i just got this pumpkin kit in yesterday from tower.its the metalic special:ohhhh yes its chromy look'n

Tamiya84

01-06-2007, 12:34 AM

I just got a Nice MP from ZMAN :) ill post pics when it gets her hopefully next week

FESTER2004

01-06-2007, 01:09 AM

cool

i miss my orignal pumkin

FESTER2004

02-20-2007, 12:03 AM

put the pumpkin togethe today,i still have to install electronics and apply decals,enjoy!http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r7/fester4x4/IMG_4353.jpg

FESTER2004

03-17-2007, 10:59 PM

wow i forgo to update this,lol i did the decals(the day after i finished it)http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r7/fester4x4/IMG_4367.jpg and i installed headlights today

FESTER2004

03-17-2007, 11:00 PM

heres the headlights onhttp://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r7/fester4x4/IMG_4472.jpg

FESTER2004

03-17-2007, 11:02 PM

also along the way i got 2 more pumpkins off ebay & their is another 1 in the works...lol but that1 is a birthday gift 4 my brother in lawhttp://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r7/fester4x4/IMG_4466.jpg

the yellow 1 needs more work then the black one.one is for a friend to use when he visits and the other 1 is my my sister to use :D

FESTER2004

03-17-2007, 11:11 PM

check this link out,this is a awesome pic of a tamiya pumpkin lowrider

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/pictureframe.asp?t=n&id=img15729_11072006152658_3.jpg

aaron7

04-26-2007, 10:37 AM

Just joined up so I can ask questions about my Midnight Pumpkin!

Mine is red with gold wheels. It also has the old servo-actuated speed controller.

I've never seen another red one. It is factory paint too.

Is it the first one or what?

FESTER2004

05-02-2007, 09:58 AM

sound like you have a orginal pumkin,they never came with red bodies,tamiya pumpkin bodies came black n then soemone painted it.as for the wheels go they came yellow plastic,if they are gold,they could be monster beetle rims.u have any pictures to post??

btw-welcome aboard

aaron7

05-02-2007, 10:25 AM

Strange. The body is white with slight red overspray underneath, so it looked factory.

The wheels could be upgraded as they have ball bearings and these came with plastic bearings.

Also, someout put nice orange aluminum oil shocks on it, not the standard aftermarket plastic yellow ones.

It even has a Trinity Monster Horsepower motor on it that says 1987 World Champion! :p

I just put a new electronic speed controller on it and got rid of my servo, battery pack, resistor, etc. I bought a nice new Futaba BEC radio and receiver for it and a nice high torque steering servo.

This sucker is FAST!

I'll get pics up today or tomorrow.

zueslilbuddy

05-02-2007, 10:31 AM

Man i miss mine bad guys it was a blast to drive and with the mods i had done to the front end handled great.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l38/zues_lil_buddy/midnightpumkin.jpg

aaron7

05-02-2007, 10:42 AM

THATS IT!!! Mine is the same color and the same rims!

zueslilbuddy

05-02-2007, 10:57 AM

Thats a lexan body though

TamiyaRacer69

05-16-2007, 05:42 AM

check this link out,this is a awesome pic of a tamiya pumpkin lowrider

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/pictureframe.asp?t=n&id=img15729_11072006152658_3.jpg
How's this for a Low-rider Pumpkin, it's 1/1 and being built in Southern California, designed by Swedish design firm Visualtech.

Got myself two Lunchboxes the other day, one will become a Pumpkin. Already sorted out a Pumpkin body and some mounts.